Tigan Island
Tigan Island (Bulgarian: остров Тиган, romanized: ostrov Tigan, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tiˈgan]) is the partly ice-free island 750 m long in west–east direction and 226 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 10.68 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°02′00″S 64°08′00″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 10.68 ha (26.4 acres) |
| Length | 750 m (2460 ft) |
| Width | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a frying pan ('tigan' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Tigan Island is located at 65°02′00″S 64°08′00″W. It abuts Pegas Island on the south, and is situated 115 m south of Yastreb Island and 3 km northwest of Revolver Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
- Tigan Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Tigan Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Tigan Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.